Furniture.



M. v. GRIFFITH.

FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. 1915.

Patented Feb.29,116.

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filmy V Griffikh/ GRIFFITH.

FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. I915- Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

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ED ST area's-e eras MARY V. GRIFFITH, OFBALTIMOEE, MARYLAND.

FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2%, 1216.

Application filed June 23, 1915. Serial No. 3385 fication.

. vide the same with auxiliary members so arranged upon and associatedwith'the chair as not to detract from the appearance of the chair but,as a matter of fact, to reinforce the said chair, thesaid auxiliarymembers being further adapted, when moved or swung away from the chair,to convert the chair into a crib or lounge. I also propose to provide anarticle of furniture, such as an ordinary chair, with panel membersadapted to hold against the side, back and over the seat of the chair,and which, when swung awayfrom .the'cha'ir, will produce a separatearticle of furniture, such as a crib or lounge.

It is a further object of my invention to construct convertiblefurniture which shall be cheap, simple, strong and effective.

Further objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theinvention is more fully understood, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings in which there is illustrated a simple andsatisfactory reduction of the improvement to practice, and in whichFigure 1 isa perspective view of an article of furniture constructed inaccordance with the present invent on, the same being shown in the'formof a chair; Fig. 2 1s a similar view showing the chair converted into alounge or crib; Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional viewof the device illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig. 4: is a rear elevar tion ofthe same; Fig. 5 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional viewthrough the device illustrated in Fig. 2; and Fig. 6 1s a detailperspective view of the end of one of the auxiliary side members.

In the drawingsl designates a chair,wh1ch may be of the ordinaryconstruction, or which may be ofa special design should the same befound desirable in carrying out my inventiorr' The chair preferably hasits back 2 extended a suitable distance above its side arms 3, and thesaid arms preferably project outwardly from the sides of the chair. Theseat 4, at the outer end thereof, has hinged thereto, as at 5, anauxiliary seat 6 which, as shown n Figs. 1 and 8 of the drawings, isadapted to be swung over the seat 4, and the face of thc'auxiliary seat6, providing the upper face thereof when in such position,-

may be upholstered if desired. The inner edge of the auxiliary seat hasits opposite corners provided with hinges 7 to which are secured lugs 8that are adapted to support the auxiliary seat 6 when the seat is swungto the position illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5. Hingedly secured'to thefront stiles of the chair 1, as at 99, are panel members or auxiliarysides 1010, the said auxiliary sides of the chair 1, as shown in Fig. 1of the drawings, being adapted to be received beneath the ledges of thearms 3 of the said chair 1 and their hinges are so arranged that whenthe said members 10 are swung outwardly of the chair 1 as shown in Figs.2 and 5 the opposite faces of the members 10 will be disposed flush withthe opposite faces of the sides proper of the chair 1. Hingedlyconnected, as at 11-11, to. one of the edges of one of the auxiliarysides or panels 1.0, is a similar panel 12, the same including top andbottom plates 1212 which project a suitable distance beyond the panelproper of the member 12 and which are provided and adjacent the saidprojecting portions with spaced openings 1313. The free end of the sidepanels opposite that provided with thepanel 12 have their end stilesprovided with longitudinally extended threaded studs 14.14, and thesestuds are adaptedto be received within the outer openings 13 of themembers 1.2 of the panel 12 whenthe said panel 12 is swung against theback 2 of the chair 1 when the device is in the posi;

tion'illustrated in'Figs. 1, 2and 8, the said studs "14 being receivedwithin the other openingof' each of the mendbers 12 when the panel 121'sswung to provide the end or gate member for the crib, as illustrated in.

' Figs. 2 and .5.

my device, as Well as the advantages thereof,

will, it is thought, be apparent to those skilled in the art to whichsaid invention appertains without further detail .(flescription.v

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

1. An article of furniture, a chair, auxiliary side panels hingedlysecured to the front stiles of the chair, a panel secured to one of theauxiliary side members, means for securing the said panel to the otheraux-v iliary side membenan auxiliary seat hing- 1 edly secured to theouter end of the seat of the chair, and hinged legs upon. the saidvauxiliary seat; i

2. A convertible article of furniture, as herein described, including achair, an auxiliary seat hingedly secured to the seat of the chair,hinged legs for the said auxiliary seat, means for sustaining the legsat right in presencez'of two Witnesses.

intense engaging the said studs for retaining thep anel upon the saidlast nieni'zioned auxiliary} 7 "side.

In testimony whereof I a fixmyis gnature' 35 Mus; MARY V, Witnesses :1 f

ANDREW G. LAwizENon, Louise 0. Wnrsnnon;

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